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2. Town Clerk and Accountant and (2) Town Bookkeeper. (a) Salaries and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) For salary, by taxation the sum of $1,500, and by transfer the sum of $1,700. (b) By taxation the sum of $4,380 and by transfer the sum of $12,070, of which sums not more than $12,725 for personal services. Further voted that the sale of existing office equipment is authorized and the proceeds of the same made available for the purchase of new office equipment.
3. Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes. (a) Salary, (b) Incidentals, including premium on suretyship bond. (c) To meet the expense of the foreclosure of tax titles held by the town.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $2,750 and by transfer the sum of $750. (b) By taxation the sum of $5,750 and by transfer the sum of $2,250 of which sums not more than $5,300 for personal services. (c) By taxation the sum of $400.00.
4. Assessors. (a) Salaries and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $3,200.00. (b) By taxation the sum of $2,600 of which sum not more than $1,800 for personal services.
5. Certification of Bonds and Notes.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $850.
6. Finance Commission. (a) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $600.00.
7. Law. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals. (c) Books for law library. (d) Ex- pense of defense of Assessors in proceedings under Chapter 58A General Laws.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $2,000. (b) and (c) By taxation the sum of $574. (d) By taxation the sum of $100.
8. Election and Registration. (a) Salaries and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $600. (b) By taxation the sum of $2,622.
9. Memorial Municipal Building. (a) Maintenance.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $5,715 and by transfer the sum of · $1,400, of which sums not more than $3,165 for personal services.
10. General Manager. (a) Salary and (b) Incidentals, including premium on suretyship bond.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $2,650 and by transfer the sum of $2,450. (b) By taxation the sum of $3,990 and by transfer the sum of $1,200, of which sums not more than $4,020 for personal services.
11. Engineering. (a) Salary and (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $3,200. (b) By taxation the sum of $3,305.
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12. Board of Survey. (a) Incidentals. Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $50.
13. Planning Board. (a) Incidentals. Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $500.
14. Board of Appeal. (a) Incidentals. Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $100.
B. Protection of Persons and Property.
1. Police Department. (a) Salaries. (b) Incidentals. (c) New Equip- ment and replacement of equipment. (d) Expense of Insurance providing indemnity for or protection to officers or employees as provided in Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 1.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $47,643. (b) and (d) 1. By taxation the sum of $4,275. (b) 2. By taxation the sum of $2,390. (c) By taxation the sum of $6,050, replacement of two cruising cars, and replacement of ambulance, and the purchase of new two-way radio, said sale of existing equipment authorized, the proceeds of the same to be available for said purchase.
2. Fire Department. (a) Salaries. (b) Incidentals. (c) New Equip- ment and replacement of equipment. (d) Expense of insurance providing indemnity for or protection to officers or employees as provided in Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 1.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $41,458.80. (b) and (d) By taxation the sum of $4,752. (c) By taxation the sum of $425.
3. Maintenance and Extension of Fire Alarm System.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,702.
4. Hydrant Service.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $6,552.
5. Inspector of Buildings. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $1,200. (b) By taxation the sum of $400.
6. Inspector of Animals. (a) Salary.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $200.
7. Sealer of Weights and Measures. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $500. (b) By taxation the sum of $127.
8. Inspector of Wires. (a) Salary.
Voted: (a) Action under this sub-division be indefinitely postponed.
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9. Town Game Warden. (a) Salary. (b) Incidentals.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $175. (b) By taxation the sum of $50.
10. Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths and other insect pest extermination including the purchase of new equipment.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $2,700.
11. Care and Planting of Shade Trees.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $2,450.
12. Street Lighting.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $14,700.
13. To meet the expense of the enforcement of law relating to dogs. Voted: By taxation the sum of $300.
C. Health and Sanitation.
1. Board of Health. (a) Salaries. (b) Contagious Diseases, Garbage Disposal and other incidental expense. (c) Maintenance of Town Dump. (d) County Hospital Assessment.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $150. (b) By taxation the sum of $18,735 of which sum not more than $9,150 for personal services. (c) By taxation the sum of $1,665. (d) By taxation the sum of $8,612.75.
2. Sewer Department. (a) Maintenance. (b) Particular Sewers.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $3,200. (b) By taxation the sum of $2,900.
3. Sewer Construction.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $6,500.
4. Maintenance and construction of main drains and cleaning brooks and drains other than main drains.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $4,000.
5. Clean Up Week Activities.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $600.
D. Miscellaneous.
1. Public Works Division. (a) Expense of operation, including salary of Superintendent.
Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $7,330 and by transfer the sum of $7,330, of which sums not more than $2,210 for personal services.
2. (a) Maintenance and repairs of highways, culverts and bridges, Street signs and guideboards. (b) Removal of Snow and Ice. (c) Purchase of new equipment for removal of snow. (d) Highway Construction. (e) Con- struction of Permanent Sidewalks. (f) Highway Equipment new, pur- chase of. (g) Gravel Pit and Crusher, maintenance and repairs. (h) Gravel Pit and Crusher, operation of. (i) Vacation of Laborers. (j) Gasoline and Oil, purchase of. (k) Garage and Garage Equipment, maintenance of.
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Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $31,900. (b) By taxation the sum of $25,000. (c) By taxation the sum of $2,300. (d) By taxation the sum of $6,500. (e) By taxation the sum of $2,000. (f) By taxation the sum of $2,917. (¿) By taxation the sum of $3,400, and by transfer the sum of $1,700. (g) Action indefinitely postponed. (h) Action indefinitely post- poned. (j) Action indefinitely postponed. (k) Action indefinitely post- poned.
3. (a) 1. Public Welfare Administration Expense. 2. Public Welfare Relief. (b) 1. Aid for Dependent Children Administration Expense. 2. Aid for Dependent Children.
Voted: (a) 1. By taxation the sum of $4,009, of which sum not more than $3,119 for personal services. 2. By taxation the sum of $65,175. (b) 1. By taxation the sum of $720. 2. By taxation the sum of $22,000.
4. (a) Assistance to Aged Citizens Administration Expense, personal services. (b) Assistance to Aged Citizens; Chapter 118A, G. L. as amended. Voted: (a) By taxation the sum of $660.00. (b) By taxation the sum of $27,700.
5. Salary of Town Physician.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $800.
6. Soldiers' Benefits.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $32,000.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to maintain an evening school as provided by law, and raise and appropriate money for such purpose, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: That this Article be taken up and acted upon with Article 6, sub-division D, section 7.
Article 8. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for industrial education purposes, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: That this article be taken up and acted upon with Article 6, sub- division D, section 7.
7. and Article 7 and 8. Support of Schools.
(a) Administration Expense.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $8,188, of which sum not more than $7,388 for personal services.
(b) Instruction Salaries.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $226,155.
(c) Maintenance and repairs of school buildings.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $7,500.
(d) Operation of school buildings.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $37,871, of which sum not more than $22,671 for personal services of janitors, substitutes and assistant janitors.
(e) Instruction Supplies.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $4,100.
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(f) Textbooks.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $5,000.
(g) Auxiliary Agencies.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $12,649, of which sum not more than $6,470 for personal services.
(h) Capital Outlay including new equipment.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $200.
(i) Operation of School Lunch Counter.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $8,375, of which sum not more than $2,025 for personal services.
And to meet the expense of Industrial Education there be raised by taxation and appropriated the sum of $3,200 and that with respect to Evening School the expense of such maintenance be made available in the sums herein appropriated for the Support of Schools.
8. Support of Morrill Memorial Library.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $19,499.84. Further voted that the sum of $1,360.16 being money received for Dog Licenses from the County of Norfolk be appropriated for said purpose, of which amounts not more than $12,304, shall be available for personal services.
9. To defray the expense of the Observance of Memorial Day.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $450.
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10. Parks, Maintenance and Improvement of.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $3,975.
11. (a) Maintenance and operation of Public playground property, and all public playground activities. (b) Improvement of Public Playgrounds.
Voted: (a) (1) By taxation the sum of $5,906, of which sum not more than $1,575 for personal service. (a) (2) By taxation the sum of $4,050, to meet the expense of operation of public playgrounds. (b) By taxation the sum of $1,400.
12. Printing and distribution of Town Reports.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,600.
13. Defraying incidental and other necessary expense not otherwise provided for.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $1,760.
14. Public Band Concerts and Carillon Concerts.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $525 for Band Concerts and the further sum of $300 by taxation for Carillon Concerts.
15. Purchase of eyeglasses for needy school children.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $100.
E. Public Service.
1. Electric Light Department. (a) Maintenance. (b) Operation. (c) Depreciation. (e) Repairs. (f) New Equipment.
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Voted: From the income of the Municipal Electric Light Department the following: (a) Maintenance and operation and repairs, $197,625. (c) Depreciation, $20,649, and further voted that if the income of said de- partment shall exceed the expense of said department for said fiscal year, such excess shall be returned to the Town Treasury, and further voted that with respect to (f) new equipment action be indefinitely postponed, as no action is necessary with respect to the expenditure of depreciation fund for said purpose.
d. New Construction.
Voted: That the sum of $60,000 be raised and appropriated for the en- largement and extension of the electric light plant, the above sum to be in addition to the depreciation fund, and to meet said appropriation, the Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes in his capacity as Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow the sum of $60,000 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor payable in accordance with Chapter 44, General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine.
Amendment under Article 6. E-1-d, Offered by Mr. Charles V. Britton, and withdrawn by Mr. Britton.
Amendment to the motion of the Finance Committee now pending by adding thereto the following words, to wit:
"And that the expenditure of said sum for said purpose to be made by a . committee of five to be appointed by the Moderator."
2. Water Department. (a) Maintenance. (b) Construction. (c) New Equipment.
Voted: From the current receipts of the present financial year of the Water Department the sum of $39,155 be appropriated, of which sum $32,655 for maintenance and operation of said department and $6,500 for construction, and further voted that there shall be transferred from the income of said department in reduction of the tax levy all receipts in excess of the amount herein appropriated, with respect to (c) new equipment action be indefinitely postponed.
F. Cemeteries.
1. Maintenance and Improvement.
Voted: By transfer the sum of $3,810, and by taxation the sum of $10,285.
G. Interest and Debt Requirements.
1. Interest Requirements. 2. Bonds and Notes due in 1941.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $20,219, to meet the payment of interest on outstanding indebtedness and interest on money borrowed in anticipa- tion of revenue and further voted that the sum of $155,000 be appropriated to meet bonds and notes maturing in the year 1941 and which amount shall include the sum of $150,543.79 to be raised by taxation, by transfer from
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unexpended grant balance in P. W. A. Docket Account 1515-F $608.29, by transfer from unexpended grant balance in P. W. A. Docket Account 1514-F $3,000, and by transfer of $847.92 from premiums on Loans issued.
H. Insurance on Town Property.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $4,700.
I. Reserve Fund.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $10,000.
J. 1. Pensions for Laborers. 2. Contributory Retirement Pension Accumulation Fund. 3. Expense of Contributory Retirement Board.
Voted: By taxation the following amounts as certified by the Depart- ment of Banking and Insurance of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Accrued Liability, $13,312; Normal Liability, $6,222; Interest Deficiency, $70.85; Deficiency Account Sale of Bonds, $96.62; Expense of Adminis- tration, $600; and with respect to Item 1 it appearing that no appropriation is necessary, action under this item be indefinitely postponed.
Article 9. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the establishment and maintenance of continua- tion schools or courses of instruction, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 10. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to pay not more than the ordinary and reasonable compensation for care actually rendered or furnished by the Norwood Hospital or other hospitals in the vicinity of Norwood to such persons as may be in whole or in part unable to care for themselves, the same to be in addition to sums appro- priated for the care of contagious diseases and for institutional relief, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: That Article 10 and Article 11 be considered and acted upon together.
Article 11. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the employment of district or other nurses, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $2,000.
Article 12. To see what sum or sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the necessary expenses of municipal officers and em- ployees of particular departments of the Town incurred outside the Com- monwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested or which may tend to improve the service in such departments which sum or sums shall be specified to be and shall be limited to such ex- penses incurred as aforesaid.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $100 for School Department, $150 for Town Clerk and Accountant's Department and $175 for General Manager's Department.
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Article 13. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet overdrafts and unpaid bills incurred prior to December 31, 1940.
Voted: By taxation the following: Town Clerk and Accountant Inci- dentals, $40.34; General Manager Incidentals, $.63; Engineering Inci- dentals, $.10; Election and Registration Incidentals, $25; General Govern- ment Incidentals, $25.50; Town Counsel Incidentals, $21.71; Planning Board, $18.78; Maintenance of Municipal Building, $2.09; Police Depart- ment Incidentals, $510.69; Maintenance and Control of Traffic, $8.00; Fire Department Incidentals, $29.87; Fire Alarm Maintenance, $83.50; Sewer Maintenance, $25; Snow and Ice Removal, $5.00; Garage Mainte- nance and Operation, $8.22; Public Works Incidental Expense, $30.40; Welfare, $81.82; Care in Hospitals, $10; Soldiers' Relief, $100; Schools Maintenance of Plants, $42.45; Library, $5.77; Water Maintenance, $.34; Water Department Operation, $56.04; Water Department Construction, $219.75; Light Department Construction, $372.40; Light Department Operation, $.59; Light Department Utilization and Miscellaneous, $75.94; W. P. A. Cemetery Project, $1.25; Lenox Street Construction, $3.00; Insurance, $62.40; Surface Drainage Construction, $3.00; Henry O. Pea- body School Fund $5.20.
Article 14. To see what sum the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to apply from free cash in the treasury in offset to the amount appropriated to be raised by taxation for the current financial year, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $25,000.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to lease for a period not exceeding five years a building or parts of building for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for Post 2492, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States subject to regulations to be made by the Selectmen therefor as provided by law, and to raise and appropriate a sum to provide for the payment for the rent reserved under such lease for the current year or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To so authorize and further voted to appropriate by taxation the sum of $500.
Article 16. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for providing cooperation with the Federal Govern- ment in unemployment relief and other projects of direct or indirect benefit to the Town or its inhabitants.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $35,000 to meet the expense of the Town's share of W. P. A. projects involving Federal Emergency Unemployment Relief.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to accept by way of deed of gift from Honorable W. Cameron Forbes, subject to the term and conditions
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thereof, a parcel of land for park purposes situated westerly of Upland Road and northerly of Prospect Street or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To so accept, and that the Town Clerk and Accountant be di- rected to express to Honorable W. Cameron Forbes the appreciation of the citizens assembled in town meeting for his generous gift.
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Article 18. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the celebration of the Fourth of July as provided in Section 5, Chapter 40, General Laws or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: . By taxation the sum of $500.
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest: WALTER A. BLASENAK, Town Clerk and Accountant
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
April 30, 1941
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen and dated April 21, 1941, and signed by Harry B. Butters, Charles F. Holman, Charles L. Donahue and John E. Folan, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which warrant was duly attested by John L. Collins, Constable of Norwood.
All the requirements of the Statutes and By-Laws relating to Town Meetings having been complied with, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Francis C. Foley, the articles contained in the warrant and the action thereunder being as follows:
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to hold and to use for Electric Light Department purposes a parcel of land on Short Street, said parcel being 150 feet easterly from Washington Street and containing 12,824 square feet, having a frontage of 50 feet on Short Street, said parcel being a part of Lot 94, as shown on Assessor's Plan, Map 9, Sheet 7C, suitable therefor and already owned by the Town, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: To so do. No appropriation for the maintenance or improvement thercof, is required or intended.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a new Town Way as laid out and reported by the Selectmen and to be known as Belmont Street and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain pro- ceedings an easement for said new way, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of the original construction of said way including land damages if any, or take any other action in the matter.
Amendment offered by Mr. George F. Willett. Beginning with, "in con-
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nection with said original construction that the question of damages be left undetermined." This motion was not seconded.
Voted: To so accept and to so authorize the Selectmen, and by taxation the sum of $5,643 to meet the cost of the original construction and further voted that in connection with said original construction no betterment be assessed and no damages awarded.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a new Town Way as laid out and reported by the Selectmen and to be known as Peabody Road and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain proceed- ings an easement for said new way, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of the original construction of said way including land damages if any, or take any other action in the matter.
Amendment offered by Mr. George F. Willett, seconded by Clement A. Riley, Beginning with, "in connection with said original construction that the question of damages be left undetermined." Mr. George F. Willett later withdrew the Amendment.
Voted: To so accept and to so authorize the Selectmen, and by taxation the sum of $110 to meet the cost of the original construction the same to be in addition to sums heretofore appropriated for Highway Construction and further voted that in connection with said original construction no better- ment be assessed and no damages awarded.
Article 4. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate formaintenance and repairs of Highways, the same to be in addition to sums heretofore appropriated for said purposes, or take any other action in the matter.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $25,844.
Article 5. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Highway construction including damages, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be alloted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto.
Voted: By taxation the sum of $12,000.
Voted: That this meeting be dissolved.
Attest: WALTER A. BLASENAK, Town Clerk and Accountant
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
May 15, 1941
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen and dated May 6, 1941, and signed by Harry B. Butters, Charles L. Donahue, Herbert V. Brady, Charles
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F. Holman and John E. Folan, Selectmen of Norwood, the proper service of which warrant was duly attested by John L. Collins, Constable of Nor- wood.
All of the requirements of the Statutes and By-Laws relating to Town Meetings having been complied with, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Francis C. Foley, the articles contained in the warrant and the action thereunder being as follows:
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law, so called, by altering the district boundaries established under Section 17 of said By-Law with respect to a certain portion of the present General Residence District on the so called State Highway Route 1 more particu- larly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the northerly side line of Dean Street, distant 179 feet more or less from the intersection of said northerly side line of Dean Street with the easterly side line of State High- way, Route 1, so called, thence running northeasterly 600 feet more or less, on a line parallel with and distant 150 feet from side line of State Highway, Route 1, thence turning and running S 43º 17' E 253.16 feet more or less to a point, thence S 12º 36' 30'' E 339.05 feet to a point, thence S 85° 34' 40" W 170.21 feet to a point, thence turning and running southerly 11.37 feet more or less to a point in the northerly side line of Dean Street, thence by a curved and straight line along the northerly side line of Dean Street, 360.76 feet more or less to the beginning, by withdrawing the area from General Residence District and establishing the same as Business District, as shown on a plan on file with the Town Clerk.
Voted: To so amend.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law, so called, by altering the district boundaries established under Section 17 of said By-Law with respect to a certain portion of the present Trunk High- way District Division A on the so called State Highway Route 1 more par- ticularly described as follows: Beginning at the northerly end of the present Trunk Highway B Zone, on the easterly side of State Highway, Route 1, northerly of Dean Street; thence running 215 feet more or less northeasterly on State Highway, thence turning and running southeasterly 159 feet more or less, thence turning and running southwesterly 167 feet more or less on a line parallel with and distant 150 feet from the easterly side line of State Highway, Route 1, thence turning and running northwesterly 150 feet to a point of beginning, by withdrawing the area from Trunk Highway Division A and establishing the same as Trunk Highway Division B as shown on plan on file with Town Clerk.
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